Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-28

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night session for debate on the confer
ence report on the Interstate commsrce
bill the house adjourned.
THURSDAY, Jan. 20.
Ssndte-Sen. Hoar called up the
count bill which was agreed TO without
further discussion and without division
and then she senate at one o'clock went into
secret session. When the doors were open
ed the senate adjourned.
House The house passed the resolu-
ton calling on the secretary of
the treasury to inform the house as to
the Sums of money which were owing to
the United States on the first of January,
1887, from the Pacific railroads. Tbs
object of the resolution is to get the
opinion of the treasury department as
to the effect of the passage of the house
funding bill. At 2 o'clock the house re-
sume6 consideration of the con-
ferer-- report on the Interstate
commerce bill, and an under
standing was arrived at by which a ses-
sion was ordered for tonight for the dis
cussion of the report, at the close of
which session the question will be con-
slde-ed as ordered and q vote on the
adoption of the report will be taken to-
morrow morning. Mr.. Bragg (wis.)
declared his opposition to the
bill and his determination to
vote against it. If congress provided
for the appointment of persons who were
to oonstrue this law it would
force the railroad capitalist to make
political canvass in order to secure the
action of man who would
bend the knee to the wishes of the
railroad company, Therefore, he
regarded the bill as dangerous exer-
else of powers. After further debate the
house adjourned.
FRIDAY, Jan. 81.
Senate - In the senate today
petition relating to the liquor traf-
tic in the District of Columbia was refer
red after debate to the committee on the
district. Sen. Brown offered a
resolution, which was adopted,
requesting the president to
communicate to the senate copies of all
CORES pondence with the government of
Mexico in regard to the seizure and sale
of the American schooner Rebecca in the
port of Tampico. Also copies of all cor
respondence between the state department
and the late minister Jackson, with Jack
sons letter to the president on the sub
ject of his resignation. The senate then
went into secret session, and when the
doors were reopened adjourned till Mon
day.
HouSe-After the reading of the jour
nal, the speaker said the regular order
was to vote upon the conference report
upon the interstate commerce bill. The
vote was taken on adopting the confer
ence report. This was agreed to; yeas
PIG. nays Al, The bill after being en-
rolled and signed by the presiding Off
GERS of the two houses, will be sent to the
president for his action. At its evening
session the house passed ~ pension bills
including one granting pension of $50
per month to the widow of Gen. Thomas
Francis Meagher; and at 1920 adjourned
until to- morrow.
SATURDAY, Jan. %.
Houss-Mr. Wallace offered a resolu-
ton, which was adopted, reciting that
the senate and president have agreed to
and ratified the convention by which the
terms of the treaty between the United
States an6 the government of the Hawai-
ian islands had beeh extended seven years
longer, and that the treaty contains pro-
visions for the admission of certain ar
ticles free of duty, and instructing the
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these facts and to report to the house
whether the treaty which involves the
rate of duty to be imposed on any ar
ticle, can be valid and binding without
the concurrence of the house of represen-
tatives. The committee on territories
reported back adversely the bill to open
land communication with the territory of
Alaska. Laid on the table Willis, of
Kentucky, moved that the house go into
committee of the whole for the further
consideration of the river and harbor
appropriation bill. Agreed to-yeas 156,
nays IL. motion to lay on the table,
and motion to reconsider this vote,
necessitated another roll-call, and then
the house went into committee of the
whole. After short discussion the gen
eral debate closed, the committee rose,
and the house adjourned.
MONDAY, Jan. "a.
Senote- The credentials of Charles B.
Farwell, elected to fill the vacancy in the
senate caused by the deathof John A. Lo-
gan, were presented and placed on file.
Davis, senator elect from Minnesota for
the term of six years from March 4, 1887,
we're presented and placed on file.
of the third class providing that they
shall not be changed into postoffices of
the fourth class where the gross receipts
amount to $1,000 per year and where the
box receipts and commissions which con-
stitute the postmaster's compensation
amount to 81 900, was, on motion of Will
son, of Iowa, taken from the calendar and
passed. At :05 the senate on motion of Ed
munds proceeded to the consideration OF
the senate bill to authorize the president
of the United States to protect and de-
fend the rights of American fishing ves-
sells, American fishermen, American trad
ing and other vessels in certain cases.
An amendment offered by Sen. Vest
for the appointment of a commissioner
to take testimony in regard to the losses
and injuries inflicted by the British au-
thorities apon American fisher
men, was lost; yeas, II; nays, 27.
The bill was then passed, yeas 46, nays
l (Riddleberger). The text of the
bill was changed only verbally.
1t was recently published. Sen.
Beck gave notice that he would,
tomorrow, ask the senate to consider the
bill preventing members of congress from
acting as attorneys for railroad compa-
MES. The senate then adjourned.
House - The speaker laid before
the housea communication from the
secretary of the treasury in response
to the house resolution calling for in
formation concerning the Indebtedness
of the subsidized Pacific railroads, and
the effect of the passage of the house
funding bill. Ordered printed.
Mr.. Thompson, of Ohio, on behalf of
the committee on land claims, called up
the bill abrogeting the powers of the e1-
ecutive officers of the United States in al
| lowing indemnity locations or scrip for
confirmed unsatisfed private land claims.
and vesting that power in the United
States courts. Passed.
The house then went into committee of
the whole, Richardson, of Tennessee, in
the chair, on the river and harbor appro-
priation bill. Without, advancing one
step in the consideration of the bill, the
committee rose and the house adjourned.
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